Prohibition in King UNKNOWN.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 78, 29 November 1884, Page 6

Prohibition in King UNKNOWN.

Tiik pioinoioK- nf the ] »ot it ion horn the Kip'_T 7i..li\ l- lo l!»c <:<r.onini, a^Lmi: him to exclude (hinlv f i < ' * 111 1 the Kiir_ r count ly, h.ise ry.uiM.l .t io[ly hoin (.lie < '<■ >\ tinineiit hicii the;, to - -idcr — Then ificinoiiil, w iiich Ij.ul the heail} .uiiaintiKo of Ttwl.iio, Wahanui, aiul ,ili the ni(i»c- inhabiting tho tonitoiy known «.-. "f'lc '\'ii^ countiy, 1 ' a. ked i j\ a t ><al pi. liihiiion of the sale oi •_i '■_' within thaf di^-tiict. A\ .ihanui pi. id (]•']() jur ith f i: it at tlichar of I'.uliament Th- ><a • :it"» nt h.i\ Lcon-,c!itt'tl \\ ith oio ie- iv, ton Kiwliia m ill be r xcl'i-kd •l )in tin. it,) : iii. p. of iho ])i >)( laniation I'd-, it l- <•'.:. ('".'id, cuui})Lt(.'ly nulhiiu^ li.L iihi 1 i.t in in onii-cd rt."-ti it tn c oidoi ; K,i'\ !,'.'- t !.' Li \ to llie w liu'e counti v and usi'o- tl.t' — . i[ > f » 1 '> of rio^r i0^ thcic. «hkh ini.iit.tainc: toi the (' <n-taljulai \ , i- pl.ircd .mdii li^id -njxrvi iop, domoiah-alion ,im(ini{ the tiiliu- will <io on. Tlio natno^ aie, we heat, indignant at tlie exemption of Kawhi.i Vciy leixntly sit on;; icpre--entalion- wciu "-ont lo W'tliinuton concunint^ the debauchery which had itoi jVin in the oantecn <tt the f.aiij). 'riii I-wa^-chccLe<], but- id iv lioie\i\ed \\\ oven woi-eJoim if tho n^litto oUi.iin a licence t- allowed. Thcic i-. no mie-tion of inodeiation vo>.-u- tcetot ilism in thi-. matter; v\e think tlicie can h udly be two opinion^ ■il>oi>t tho inlnunanify and injustico of tin noting the vde of \u\\\nv into tin.- purely native territory ag.ainf-t the earnest \\i"h oi the inhabitant-, merely booau-e we have elm.-en to e^t.ibli-sh a Const.iLulary camj) theio. If tho (Jovennncnt do not f)iohil)it. the intiodiu;tion of liquor into Kawhia, they aie in duty bounrl to piovcnl the nafne^ fiom boin^ .supplied either by or In Fiji tho penalty for a native g'Ot^ i^ L.lO, and tho full amount ].-> alwa^"- enfoioed ; of unu-c, no one u ill incur tlx. ii-k. and piuhibiiion thcie i,-> a ic-dil"). It the autlnuilie^ wei3 in earned, it nii^ht be niado equally so heic anioiifr the ilj< »i i^in.il pijpul.it ion, vhoaio bcin'^ (h^iadi'd and iijijxa ciifhod thn>iu;h Ihu'i- 5 inlenipri.itL li.ibil- and tin; Jarilii.icH foi iudid^in^ them.

The "Noi thorn Luminfirv" last week made ;i sprcial appeal Hn'ongli ils column." tooeditois If) ":-tump up." The aj)j)cal htateb :—": — " The ' LunnnuiyV aim ta Mo pay its way' as it f^oos ; if we were not allowed to do tin"-.,' (Ik.m we ;ii'o quite willing to 's-hiitup simp.' The l-onl otdy know s w u liavc w 01 keel hard enough for that which is duo." Legal proceedings are threatened, against those who do not pay.